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Big Five President Test

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Out of 25 U.S. Presidents, your friend is the most like:

Harry Truman

Harry Truman
"My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth there's hardly any difference."

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Compared to the general population, your friend is:

  • Low on Openness
  • High on Conscientiousness
  • High on Extroversion
  • Below average on Agreeableness
  • High on Neuroticism

According to a study done by Jeffery J. Mondak, Ph.D., your friend's scores indicate that he or she is:

  • Likely to be skeptical of minorities and sexual deviants.
  • More likely to be pro-life rather than pro-choice.
  • Likely to feel that any sensible person must start with the status quo.
  • Likely to regard philosophical discussions a waste of time.
  • Likely to pursue interests in the real world, rather than bury themselves in book knowledge.
  • More likely to favor military intervention as a means of solving foreign policy problems.
  • Less likely to think that international cooperation will solve foreign policy problems.
  • More likely to take responsibility and to take an active interest in their community.
  • More likely to be patriotic and proud of their country.
  • More likely to enjoy romantic fiction than the rest of the population.
  • More likely to have a tolerant attitude towards smoking.
  • More likely to favor mild criminal punishments over harsher ones.
  • More likely to watch TV, read the news, and stay up to date on current events.
  • More likely to mobilize their friends to take part in their own interests.
  • Someone who seems opinionated to others, while being in fact quite open-minded and tolerant of opposing views.
  • More likely to frequently change jobs and partners.
  • More likely to end up in jail or to get in trouble with the law.
  • More likely to generally disagree with their immediate friends and family.
  • More likely to stand their ground and push back against people who are hostile to them, or with whom they are in disagreement.
  • More likely to support the use of capital punishment.
  • Less likely to take a favorable view of government welfare programs.
  • Less likely to enjoy fitness training and physical exercise.
  • Less likely to believe in any kind of dogma that they regard as settled in stone.
  • More likely to flirt with harm and danger.
  • More likely to have insurance or to belong to a labor union.

According to a study done by Jayme Neiman, Ph.D., your friend's scores indicate that he or she is:

  • Less likely than the average person to enjoy bitter vegetables like broccoli and arugula.

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